In a bid to address chronic congestion that holds up daily commutes to Gurgaon and causes heavy jams within the city, the highways ministry approved an investment of Rs 1,000 crore to free up three major junctions--IFFCO, Signature, and Rajiv Chowk--on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway.
The government expects these key traffic intersections to become signal-free in less than three years, as the decongestion plan aims to address the traffic flow from Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway to destinations within Gurgaon. Around 80% of the traffic is inbound to Gurgaon rather than heading towards Rajasthan.
Officials said the proposal for underpasses and cloverleaves addressed the specific needs of each junction. "The scheme also takes care of roads directly linked to these congestion points," a ministry source said.
These junctions see a huge pile-up of vehicles during peak hours and the spill over extends on to the main expressway, often blocking traffic on the high-speed corridor. Ministry officials said these measures were long overdue considering that the road infrastructure is inadequate to disperse a growing traffic load efficiently.
At IFFCO Chowk, two clover-leafs will be built across the expressway for seamless movement of traffic on MG Road.
"Since building underpass on this stretch is not feasible at the crossing, cloverleaves have been approved. During peak hour, nearly 800 vehicles come from Delhi towards Old Gurgaon and nearly 2,150 vehicles coming from Mehrauli side head towards Dhaula Kuan. We have provisioned wider road to cater to the growing traffic," a ministry official said.
Moreover, one underpass will be built for traffic coming from Huda City Centre, another major choke point, towards Mehrauli near the Gurgaon Central Mall.
SOURCE: magicbricks.com
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